[Invitation to Eden 15.0] Return to Sender by Steena Holmes Read Free Book Online

the amount of people there. For some reason, he’d been under the impression the island wasn’t that busy this weekend but he should have known better.
    “Crazy, right? With the storm, everyone is coming up to the mainland. Give it another hour or so and you won’t be able to grab a seat.” Sean led him over to a large table where his other brother and two women—he assumed the wives—all sat.
    “Marc, this is Trev, and Tyler...” he glanced around and then shrugged, “will be here shortly.”
    “He’s with Lauren still,” Trevor said. He stuck his hand out to Marc. “Good to meet you.
    Marc looked from Sean to Trevor and back to Sean and caught the faint look of disapproval in Sean’s gaze.
    “You’ve only got a little over an hour, so what do you say we get the games started?” Sean rubbed his hands together and looked about the room. “Ping-pong. Let’s go!”
    Marc watched as Sean took off and shook his head. Ping-pong? Really?
    “Be warned, he’s a fanatic when it comes to that ball and paddle,” Trevor said.
    “How fanatic?” A man and his sport was never to be trifled with. Personally, he preferred rugby.
    “Won state championship in high school and got a team started while stationed overseas a few years ago. The group is still going strong.”
    Marc groaned. “What’s with guys and little balls? Give me a big one any day.” The moment he said it, he knew it came out wrong. “Rugby, dude. Rugby.”
    Trevor slapped him on the back before he pushed him along to follow after Sean.
    Marc was itching to do anything other than play Ping-pong, but it would probably be a good way to vent some steam, release some energy and waste time until after Lauren’s massage.
    He checked over his shoulder to see whether Tyler had come in but he didn’t see the guy yet. Which worried him. They all knew the reason she was here, right? For him? Which meant, hands off, right?
    But the thing was...Lauren didn’t know that. A sinking feeling hit him then. What if he were too late?
    Maybe the massage had been a bad idea. Maybe he should have been the one to meet her when she first arrived? What had he been thinking? Why had he let Lexi and Paul talk him into spoiling her for a bit before he revealed himself?
    How could he have been so stupid?
     

 
    Chapter Six
     
    She couldn’t move. She was literally glued to the bed and there was no way on God’s green earth she was moving from this spot.
    The massage therapist had golden hands and knew all the right spots to work. She couldn’t believe how tense and tight she’d been and how amazing she felt right now. She tried to move her legs to the side but they were loose jelly. A giggle escaped before she could stop it.
    Maybe she shouldn’t have had that extra glass of wine before the massage? She peeked at her fingers and smiled. That wine had been worth it because it meant she now had the prettiest shade of coral pink on both her fingers and toes.
    “Do you need some help, ma’am?” There was a knock on the door.
    “I can’t seem to get up,” Lauren called out. She giggled again. She knew how silly she must look but she didn’t care.
    “This has been the best day of my life in a long, long time.” She smiled up at her miracle worker, who only shook her head, helped to adjust the sheet around her body and then pulled her up to a sitting position.
    “Make sure you hydrate a lot before bed and tomorrow will be just as good.”
    “Water. Right. I’m sorry we went over the allotted time.” Her pretty nails were worth it, though.
    “Don’t you worry about it. You are my last client of the day and honestly, probably my most fun.” Her miracle worker smiled before she stepped back out into the hallway. “Oh, I placed some warmed up towels outside the shower doors for you. Enjoy your shower.”
    Lauren sat there, hunched over, not really wanting to move any more than she had to, but then her stomach grumbled and she knew if she didn’t eat something